Getting rest, and now catching up on work

I finally took some time off to rest, relax, and restore the soul. I'm a little behind on work life but we'll get there. Thank you for being here for 16 weeks!

I can’t believe I’m on week 16 of writing these letters. It’s been a wild ride so far, and thank you for being here with me. If you haven’t already, please subscribe below.

This past weekend was a long 4th of July holiday weekend without the kids. It’s been a long time since Ms. Chubbicorn and I got some alone time to spend together.

We’re slowly but surely working on our dream home and making it a place for rest, relaxation, and being present in the here and now.

I spent some time working on my personal space under this tree, clearing out the ivy and other invasive plants.

There’s a really nice mossy rock that makes for a great sitting place. There’s something special about being under a tree, feet touching the ground.

To end the weekend, I made a batch of potstickers from scratch, making the wrapper with flour and water.

It was my first attempt and it turned out pretty good. My wrapping technique needs further development.

You can look up recipes and techniques on YouTube but the general idea is to mix flour with warm water, let it rest, then roll it out into flat rounds.

I did it manually with a roller but if I were to do this again, I think I’d use my pasta roller then cut out the rounds with a cookie cutter.

Thank you again

Thanks again for being here for 16 weeks. This week is a little slow as I took a lot of time off. Just glad to get some rest and restore the soul.